Average scale scores for grade 8 mathematics, by undergraduate major or minor in another math subject and jurisdiction: 2009
Year
Jurisdiction
Major
Minor or special emphasis
No
Average scale score
Average scale score
Average scale score
‡ Reporting standards not met.
NOTE: Some respondents did not receive this question based on their response to a previous question in the survey, and those respondents are included in the “missing” category. DCPS = District of Columbia Public Schools. The NAEP Mathematics scale ranges from 0 to 500. Some apparent differences between estimates may not be
statistically significant
. Analyze
results
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2009 Mathematics Assessment.
2009
National public
281
284
282
2009
Large city
271
273
272
2009
Atlanta
265
262
260
2009
Austin
274
283
286
2009
Baltimore City
272
261
257
2009
Boston
‡
283
280
2009
Charlotte
277
‡
284
2009
Chicago
267
265
265
2009
Cleveland
‡
‡
257
2009
Detroit
‡
245
236
2009
District of Columbia (DCPS)
‡
248
253
2009
Fresno
‡
275
258
2009
Houston
278
283
273
2009
Jefferson County (KY)
‡
274
269
2009
Los Angeles
261
262
257
2009
Miami-Dade
274
271
274
2009
Milwaukee
‡
‡
253
2009
New York City
274
276
271
2009
Philadelphia
‡
262
263
2009
San Diego
‡
‡
283